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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1902
Page
5
Advice urges stripping sickrooms of heavy drapes and carpets. Keep floors washable with light rugs, maximize air and light to combat infection, and prefer movable light screens over curtains to prevent dust buildup and restrict drafts. Simple washable wood frame screens with cretenne are recommended.
Yellow coutil set pleases with pink flower trim. Wastebasket breaks into five boards and costs $1. The round workbasket with pockets and pincushions folds flat for packing and sells for 75 cents, as per New York Times notes.
The article reviews furniture finishes in Verdi and denim wall coverings, favoring simple room styles with harmonizing shade colors. It notes china trends from large 250 piece sets to small breakfast sets, and highlights a novel cedar cart for golf club dens with denim cushions and pine fiber, touting durability and charm.
A solar wax extractor design lets beekeepers render wax safely without stove heat. Build a 12 by 18 inch box with a glass top, two back legs, and a front hole row for airflow. A tin bottom acts as the heat surface with a wire sieve to separate wax from honey as it melts and drains into a bowl.
The Southern Cultivator urges October sowing for grain in the south and warns against early or late sowings. It stresses thorough fall preparation to combat hardpan and improve yields, advocating deep breaking or at least netting to hold winter rains and expose soil to freezes. The piece ends with a postscript about a dinner speech and witty remarks.
Rural New Yorker presents expert views on whether painting silos with gas or coal tar helps or harms durability and silage. Opinions from Plumb Indiana to Scoville New York vary, noting tar coatings and exterior painting effects on stave and framed silos. The Texas station compares hand versus horse culture for onions, finding bed planting with transplanting more profitable than field planting, with labor costs noted.
An agricultural official notes that onion thrips survive winter in plant debris and mats, including old heads, posing continued risk to crops. The report highlights the need for thorough cleanup to reduce overwintering sites and protect upcoming onion yields.
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